1963 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1963 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Phil Dickens, in his sixth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1963 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Phil Dickens (6th season)
MVP	Tom Nowatzke
Captain	Dick Wervey
Home stadium	Seventeenth Street Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Illinois $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
No. 9 Michigan State	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at No. 7 Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 21–34	40,868
October 5	Ohio State	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–21	42,296
October 12	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 26–37	58,600
October 19	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 3–20	52,297
October 26	Cincinnati*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–6	34,583
November 2	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 24–6	51,657
November 9	Oregon State*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–15	25,846–25,895
November 16	at Oregon*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 22–28	19,051	[1]
November 30	Purdue	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 15–21	33,987
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1964 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Marv Woodson	Defensive end	1	8	Baltimore Colts

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References

1. Uhrhammer, Jerry (November 17, 1963). "Murphy's catch brings Oregon 28-22 win". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1B.
2. "1963 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
3. "1963 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1963 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
6. "1964 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007.